OTTAWA — Canada's national clean fuels strategy will apply to every kind of fuel — be it liquid, solid or gas, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Wednesday.
McKenna released the broad brushstrokes of the standard, which aims to...Read More

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — A former Winnipeg television news director accused of robbing banks in Alberta has been granted bail.
But Stephan Vogelsang remains in custody in Medicine Hat, Alta., because he faces the same charges in Saskatchewan...Read More

QUEBEC — All students in Quebec primary and secondary schools will be taught sexual education as of September, Premier Philippe Couillard told The Canadian Press on Wednesday.
Education Minister Sebastien Proulx has been...Read More

Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Dec. 13
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HOSTAGE TAKING AT ONTARIO BANK LEAVES GUNMAN DEAD: Police shot and killed a gunman during a hostage taking at a bank north of Toronto on Wednesday. Police say nobody else was injured...Read More

OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing to tighten rules that enable owners of private corporations to lower the amount of taxes they pay by sharing some of their earnings among family members — a practice known as...Read More

VANCOUVER — A man who promised $7.5 million to a junior hockey team in British Columbia has been charged with forgery and fraud after a restaurant owner complained to police about an unpaid bill.
Cranbrook RCMP say they began investigating Michael...Read More

VANCOUVER — Hillary Clinton says she feels "a tiny bit less" concerned about the United States following the Democratic party's surprise win in Alabama's senate race on Tuesday.
The former presidential candidate is calling the electoral upset a...Read More

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is opening the door to the export of Canadian-made weapons and ammunition to Ukraine in what is being touted as a sign of Canada's enduring support for the battle-scarred country.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia...Read More

OTTAWA — The scandal-tinged defeat of Roy Moore in Alabama's special Senate election is raising faint hopes that it might embolden some decidedly reluctant Republicans to speak out in support of the North American Free Trade Agreement....Read More

WASHINGTON — It took a near-miraculous confluence of factors for a pro-choice Democrat to win the state of Alabama — but it happened. The ruby-red Republican state delivered a stunning result to elect Democrat Doug Jones to the U.S....Read More

OTTAWA — Samantha MacDougall thought her fight to get her late partner's Canada Pension Plan benefits would take years.
The government ended the fight for her.
Newly approved changes to the Canada Pension Plan will mean widows and widowers...Read More

OTTAWA — When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau planned his holiday trip a year ago, he would have had no reason to fear that the Ghost of Christmas Past would still be haunting him a year later.
Trudeau, his family and some friends, including MP...Read More

TORONTO — Time is running out to buy the Toronto house where Prince Harry and "Suits" actress Meghan Markle spent time before announcing their engagement last month — as the sellers are expected to choose a buyer as soon as tonight....Read More

EDMONTON — The licence plate war between Saskatchewan and Alberta is escalating.
Alberta Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous says Saskatchewan had originally said the ban would be on future government projects, but is now applying it to...Read More